Recharging small batteries for various gadgets can be somewhat of a pain and while solar battery chargers are available, what if the charger was built into the battery itself? An enterprising individual by the name of Knut Karlsen has done just that.
Increasing numbers of schools around the world are taking a leadership role in renewable energy education by installing solar energy systems to help power their campuses, financed by government grants and rebates.
In an attempt to spur on uptake of renewable energy sources and stimulate a flagging economy, Japan’s government is launching a net model feed-in tariff scheme where owners of grid connected solar power systems will be paid a premium rate for surplus electricity generated.
Melbourne, Victoria, 25 February 2009. A petition calling for the Federal Government to implement a national solar gross feed-in tariff program has already gathered over 10,000 signatures in support, less than a month after it was launched.
A solar energy project in Germany seeking to make better use of space taken up by roads by turning them into generators of clean electricity.
The last week or so has seen a flurry of announcements from mobile phone companies about upcoming releases of phones powered directly by solar energy.
After some delay which threw Spain’s solar industry into disarray, the government has announced the first round of solar projects that have been accepted under the country’s feed in tariff program for 2009.
Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Peter Batchelor, announced yesterday the beginning of trials to print solar cells using technology developed by the CSIRO, a partner in the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium project.
Dr. James Hansen, a leading authority on climate change, has lashed out at the Australian Government, stating that it had been elected on a platform of solving the climate problem, but under the influence of industry, set emission targets that will guarantee untold disasters for the current and future generations.
SunPower Corp. announced yesterday the completion of construction of a 305-kilowatt SunPower solar panel based system on the roof of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. The installation is the largest rooftop solar power system in Australia currently.
